RELINQUISHED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

relinquished

verb

past tense of relinquish

as in surrendered

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the boy reluctantly relinquished the illegal fireworks to the police officer

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as in resigned

to give up (as a position of authority) formally the retiring CEO relinquished his position to the company's vice president with very mixed feelings

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Recent Examples of relinquished Around 2021, this collector relinquished 34 objects (including the bronze Buddhas). — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 Briscoe came out of the pits with the lead with 42 laps to go and never relinquished it despite a strong push from Bell. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026 Willow Nightingale relinquished the championship in May due to a shoulder injury that also forced her out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, leading AEW to create this match to crown a new champion. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Neusch relinquished fire control to the bio-andy’s tactical routines. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 The Pacers ended up losing what was essentially a coin flip of odds, and relinquished their draft selection to the Clippers. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 The military relinquished its remaining ownership stake in the 1990s. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026 Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 June 2026

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The sheriff's office said the inmate heard the K-9 unit and surrendered, being taken back into custody without further incident.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 July 2026
The tipping point came when Wrobleski surrendered eight runs to the Washington Nationals in his first start last season.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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Former Defense Secretary John Healey, who resigned last month over a military spending dispute, was appointed as the UK’s new finance minister, known as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The Member of Parliament for Makerfield becomes the UK’s 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister in June.

— Chloe Taylor,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of resigned

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Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Definition of rendered

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American viewers are used to seeing their football coverage delivered by Brits and/or other Europeans.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Grid Dynamics says the platform has delivered measurable gains, including inspection cycles up to 1,000 times faster and anomaly detection 24 times quicker in industrial deployments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of delivered

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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of renounced

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England led through Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal, but conceded twice late on after Tuchel ceded territory and momentum with a succession of negative substitutions.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in 1713, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty claim ever since.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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